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Post by twothousandonemark on Sept 22, 2019 2:15:44 GMT
James Cameron's dream grunt ensemble. Arnold was the only one missing.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Sept 22, 2019 2:19:52 GMT
Loved it. Even better than the first.
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Post by gljbradley on Sept 22, 2019 6:23:05 GMT
Scary, cool, and heartwarming.
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Post by anthonyrocks on Sept 22, 2019 7:21:09 GMT
Jones should have had a bigger role. The highlight was when Carter J. Burke got killed. Did you ever see Burke's Deleted Death Scene when later on after the Alien gets him, Ripley (while searching for Newt in the Alien Hive) finds him cocooned ?
If not then here it is below!
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Post by anthonyrocks on Sept 22, 2019 7:25:50 GMT
I really liked how it was constructed. I thought it was clever how the audience pieces together the fate of the colony at the same time as the marines do. Agreed!
In fact, You should check out a Book called "ALIEN: RIVER OF PAIN".
It actually tells the story of how the Colonists from "Hadley's Hope" (The Colony from "ALIENS") found the Derelict Ship and then how it was later taken over by the Aliens.
It is actually a Pretty Good Book.
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Post by alpha128 on Sept 22, 2019 15:27:00 GMT
I really liked how it was constructed. I thought it was clever how the audience pieces together the fate of the colony at the same time as the marines do. Agreed! In fact, You should check out a Book called "ALIEN: RIVER OF PAIN". It actually tells the story of how the Colonists from "Hadley's Hope" (The Colony from "ALIENS") found the Derelict Ship and then how it was later taken over by the Aliens. It is actually a Pretty Good Book.
Apparently Cameron's original cut of Aliens was much longer, and included scenes of the colony before all hell broke loose, and gave some of the backstory of how the aliens took over. But the studio wanted a shorter running time, so they could have more showings per day, which means more money. So Cameron cut all that for the theatrical release. As I wrote above, I thought this studio demand actually improved the film.
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Post by anthonyrocks on Sept 22, 2019 15:42:54 GMT
Agreed! In fact, You should check out a Book called "ALIEN: RIVER OF PAIN". It actually tells the story of how the Colonists from "Hadley's Hope" (The Colony from "ALIENS") found the Derelict Ship and then how it was later taken over by the Aliens. It is actually a Pretty Good Book.
Apparently Cameron's original cut of Aliens was much longer, and included scenes of the colony before all hell broke loose, and gave some of the backstory of how the aliens took over. But the studio wanted a shorter running time, so they could have more showings per day, which means more money. So Cameron cut all that for the theatrical release. As I wrote above, I thought this studio demand actually improved the film. I know, I have seen it.
I actually own the "ALIEN QUADRILOGY" and it includes the Director's Cut of "ALIENS" in it.
How about you ?
Have you also seen the Director's Cut and those scenes of the colony before it was taken over by the Aliens ?
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Post by alpha128 on Sept 22, 2019 15:47:17 GMT
Apparently Cameron's original cut of Aliens was much longer, and included scenes of the colony before all hell broke loose, and gave some of the backstory of how the aliens took over. But the studio wanted a shorter running time, so they could have more showings per day, which means more money. So Cameron cut all that for the theatrical release. As I wrote above, I thought this studio demand actually improved the film. I know, I have seen it. I actually own the "ALIEN QUADRILOGY" and it includes the Director's Cut of "ALIENS" in it. How about you ? Have you also seen the Director's Cut and those scenes of the colony before it was taken over by the Aliens ?
No, I've never seen the Director's Cut of Aliens. I have seen an expanded cut when the film aired on television. That included some scenes cut from the theatrical version, including Ripley's daughter, and the aliens taking on the auto-sentry guns. But that version did not include any scenes set on the colony before it fell.
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Post by anthonyrocks on Sept 22, 2019 15:50:05 GMT
I know, I have seen it. I actually own the "ALIEN QUADRILOGY" and it includes the Director's Cut of "ALIENS" in it. How about you ? Have you also seen the Director's Cut and those scenes of the colony before it was taken over by the Aliens ?
No, I've never seen the Director's Cut of Aliens. I have seen an expanded cut when the film aired on television. That included some scenes cut from the theatrical version, including Ripley's daughter, and the aliens taking on the auto-sentry guns. But that version did not include any scenes set on the colony before it fell. The Video below is not in good quality but here you go.
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Post by alpha128 on Sept 22, 2019 16:01:35 GMT
No, I've never seen the Director's Cut of Aliens. I have seen an expanded cut when the film aired on television. That included some scenes cut from the theatrical version, including Ripley's daughter, and the aliens taking on the auto-sentry guns. But that version did not include any scenes set on the colony before it fell. The Video below is not in good quality but here you go.
Despite the poor video quality, that was worth watching. Thanks for sharing!
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Post by anthonyrocks on Sept 22, 2019 16:43:12 GMT
The Video below is not in good quality but here you go.
Despite the poor video quality, that was worth watching. Thanks for sharing! No Problem!
Have you also seen the Deleted Scene involving Burke's (the Main 'Human' Villain in the Movie) Death ?
If not then just scroll up, I actually already posted the video (more bad quality by the way) of it for somebody else here.
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Post by alpha128 on Sept 22, 2019 16:50:31 GMT
Despite the poor video quality, that was worth watching. Thanks for sharing! No Problem! Have you also seen the Deleted Scene involving Burke's (the Main 'Human' Villain in the Movie) Death ? If not then just scroll up, I actually already posted the video (more bad quality by the way) of it for somebody else here. I hadn't seen that either. With the poor video quality, it was hard to tell what happened. Did Ripley give Burke a grenade to blow himself up with? If so, I can see why this scene was cut. It distracts from Ripley's hunt for Newt, and the death-by-grenade thing was already done better in the film ("You always were an asshole Gorman").
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Post by anthonyrocks on Sept 22, 2019 16:55:35 GMT
No Problem! Have you also seen the Deleted Scene involving Burke's (the Main 'Human' Villain in the Movie) Death ? If not then just scroll up, I actually already posted the video (more bad quality by the way) of it for somebody else here. I hadn't seen that either. With the poor video quality, it was hard to tell what happened. Did Ripley give Burke a grenade to blow himself up with? If so, I can see why this scene was cut. It distracts from Ripley's hunt for Newt, and the death-by-grenade thing was already done better in the film ("You always were an asshole Gorman"). Yeah, it was a grenade.
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Post by Spike Del Rey on Sept 23, 2019 14:12:14 GMT
I was skeptical about this leading up to its release, as I considered the original to be a perfect movie that didn't need a sequel. But I was blown away by this movie, it didn't try to re-create the horror movie aspect but went the action movie route instead, and was just as white-knuckle as the first. A notch below the original, but still a classic.
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Post by anthonyrocks on Sept 23, 2019 21:05:39 GMT
My own Reaction the First Time that I saw "ALIENS" was that I thought it was Really Freaking Cool and Scary!
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